Overview of the Belgian Donor and Transplant Statistics 2006: Results of Consecutive Yearly Data Follow-up by the Belgian Section of Transplant Coordinators

peer reviewed ; Background. The Belgian Section of Transplant Coordinators, created in 1997 under the auspices of the Belgian Transplant Society, is in charge of the collection of the national data about donor/procurement activities. Methods. Data are collected in all Belgian transplant centers. An annual report is finalized by combining these data with data from the Eurotransplant database. Results. An increase of both potential donors (n 501, 14.4%) and effective donors (n 273, 16.7%) was observed in 2006 versus 2005. Among effective donors, 28 were non–heart-beating donors (10.25%). Overall... Mehr ...